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“On a similar theme I am interested in looking at a breakdown of the 800 people who are availing of the Special Assignee Relief Programme, SARP. I wonder how many are working in the constituency of Dublin Bay South. I would say a fair few are working in the Irish Financial Services Centre, IT and so on. There is a concern that we are in danger of creating what has happened in San Francisco...”

“I thank Mr. Coffey and his team. We are in an uncertain period. There is a tricky economic question. Given Brexit, international factors like the trade war between China and the United States and the general cycle of expansion that is coming to an end globally, we could be facing into a very severe contraction next year. In these circumstances, would it not be prudent economically to...”

“As Mr. Coffey said, the borrowing environment is still very positive. We can borrow ten-year money at a rate that is almost negative and that might continue to be the case. If the borrowings were to be invested in a green new deal, that would address some of the imbalances in the economy, to which the council refers on page 15 of its document. If the borrowings were actually used to...”

Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1161 times in debates — well above average among TDs.(Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)

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